Smoking Cessation

Smoking can cause or worsen respiratory disorders and negatively impacts your overall health. Success in quitting smoking is the result of planning and commitment, not luck. Your doctor can help you customize a strategy which allows you to kick the habit once and for all. Today there are many different aids to help you quit smoking.

The following table illustrates the positive effects of smoking cessation:

After You Quit

Health Benefits

20 minutes

Heart rate will already start to drop back toward normal levels.

2 hours

Heart rate and blood pressure will have decreased to near-healthy levels.